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MEES 2031 exposure in Gloucester

65 of the 93 industrial and warehouse buildings over 1,000 m² in Gloucester with an EPC are rated C to E: 2.3m sq ft (217,526 m²) of floorspace that meets today's E minimum but falls short of the proposed EPC B standard.

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Gloucester in figures

EPC register, snapshot 30 Sep 2026

Rated C to E: 2.3m sq ft217,526 m² in 65 buildings
Rated F or G: 1 building65k sq ft (6,022 m²), below today's E minimum
Rated A+ to B: 27 buildingsAlready at the proposed standard
Share below B: 71%Of 93 buildings over 1,000 m². England and Wales: 70%

Gloucester has the 149th most floorspace rated C to E of 316 local authorities in England and Wales, and the 12th most of 26 in the South West.

EPC rating mix

Share of buildings over 1,000 m², by latest EPC rating

Gloucester93 buildings
29%
70%
South West3,252 buildings
30%
67%
England and Wales38,148 buildings
30%
67%

A+–BAt B or better alreadyC–EMeets today's E minimum, short of BF–GBelow today's E minimum

Latest certificate per building from the government's EPC register, snapshot 30 Sep 2026. Industrial and warehouse uses (B2 and B8), floor area over 1,000 m² as declared on the EPC; 1 m² is 10.7639 sq ft. How we count it

What stands out in Gloucester

Compared with the other 25 local authorities in the South West and with England and Wales, from the same EPC register snapshot.

Most of its floorspace rated C to E, 51% or 1.2m sq ft (111,253 m²), is in 54 buildings of 1,000 to 5,000 m².
Unusually, its smaller buildings do better: 26% of those of 1,000 to 5,000 m² are rated B or better, against 17% of the 6 over 10,000 m².
28 of its 66 buildings rated C to G (42%) have an EPC that has lapsed or is estimated to lapse before 2031, against 54% across England and Wales; 9 have already lapsed.
17 of its 37 C-rated buildings (46%) have an asset rating of 51 to 60, within 10 points of band B: 432k sq ft (40,101 m²) of floorspace. Across England and Wales it's 37%.
Its storage and distribution buildings are likelier to meet B (34%) than its general industrial ones (22%).
In the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026, 22 industrial and warehouse buildings of any size here had an EPC lodged to be let and 5 for a marketed sale, 27 in all: the 13th most of 26 local authorities in the South West.
The recommendation lodged most often on its certificates rated C to G is “Consider replacing T8 lamps with retrofit T5 conversion kit” (EPC-L5), on 49 of 66 buildings.

Every rating, A+ to G

Gloucester's 93 industrial and warehouse buildings over 1,000 m² by latest EPC rating, beside the South West and the whole of England and Wales.

By latest EPC rating

Share is of buildings over 1,000 m² in each area.

Gloucester: industrial and warehouse buildings over 1,000 m² by latest EPC rating, with the share in each band and South West's and England and Wales's
Rating	Buildings	Floor area	Share	South West	England and Wales
A+	0	0 sq ft0 m²	0%	1%	2%
A	4	265k sq ft24,631 m²	4%	9%	10%
B	23	778k sq ft72,257 m²	25%	20%	19%
C	37	1.2m sq ft110,531 m²	40%	36%	36%
D	14	572k sq ft53,173 m²	15%	23%	22%
E	14	579k sq ft53,822 m²	15%	8%	9%
F	0	0 sq ft0 m²	0%	1%	1%
G	1	65k sq ft6,022 m²	1%	2%	2%

Within 10 points of B

Rated C with an asset rating of 51 to 60. Band B ends at 50.

17 buildings

Of 37 rated C (46%), with 432k sq ft (40,101 m²) of floorspace. England and Wales: 37% of C-rated buildings.

By building size

Floor area as declared on the EPC.

Gloucester: industrial and warehouse buildings by floor area
Floor area	Buildings	Rated B or better	C to E floor area
Over 1,000 to 5,000 m²	73	26%19 of 73	1.2m sq ft111,253 m²
Over 5,000 to 10,000 m²	14	50%7 of 14	406k sq ft37,738 m²
Over 10,000 m²	6	17%1 of 6	738k sq ft68,535 m²

Certificates and lettings

An EPC lasts 10 years, and a valid one is needed to let or sell. We estimate expiry as the lodgement date plus 10 years.

When the certificates lapse

Buildings over 1,000 m², by when their latest EPC lapses, at 30 Sep 2026.

Gloucester: when each building's latest EPC lapses (estimated)
EPC lapses	All buildings	Rated C to G	C to G floor area
Already lapsed	9	9	400k sq ft37,162 m²
Rest of 2026	3	3	103k sq ft9,590 m²
In 2027	6	3	92k sq ft8,588 m²
In 2028	9	7	409k sq ft37,976 m²
In 2029	5	5	146k sq ft13,546 m²
In 2030	1	1	11k sq ft1,067 m²
2031 or later	60	38	1.2m sq ft115,619 m²

New EPCs in the last year

Industrial and warehouse buildings of any size whose latest EPC was lodged in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026, by the reason on the certificate.

To let: 22buildings
Marketed sale: 5buildings
New build: 0buildings
Other reasons: 1building

28 in all: 79% to let, against 56% across England and Wales. How the daily feed works

Uses, heating and recommendations

What the buildings are used for, how they're heated, and what assessors recommended on the certificates of those rated C to G.

By use

Use from the EPC's property type.

Gloucester: buildings over 1,000 m² by use, from the EPC's property type
Use	Buildings	B or better	C to E	F or G	C to E floor area
Storage and distribution (B8)	56	19	36	1	1.5m sq ft137,609 m²
General industrial (B2)	37	8	29	0	860k sq ft79,917 m²

By main heating fuel

As recorded on each building's latest EPC.

Gloucester: buildings over 1,000 m² by main heating fuel on the EPC
Main heating fuel	Buildings	Share	England and Wales
Natural gas	47	51%	53%
Grid supplied electricity	38	41%	37%
Oil	5	5%	4%
Other	2	2%	4%
Biomass	1	1%	1%

What assessors recommend

The five most common on the latest certificates of its 66 buildings rated C to G, in the register's wording. A recommendation is the assessor's, not a requirement.

01
Consider replacing T8 lamps with retrofit T5 conversion kit.
EPC-L5. On 49 of 66 buildings (74%)
02
Consider installing solar water heating.
EPC-R3. On 44 of 66 buildings (67%)
03
Carry out a pressure test, identify and treat identified air leakage. Enter result in EPC calculation.
EPC-E7. On 41 of 66 buildings (62%)
04
Consider installing building mounted wind turbine(s).
EPC-R2. On 39 of 66 buildings (59%)
05
Some windows have high U-values - consider installing secondary glazing.
EPC-E5. On 38 of 66 buildings (58%)

How Gloucester compares

Gloucester has 0.2% of the industrial floorspace rated C to E in England and Wales. 71% of its buildings over 1,000 m² are below B, against 70% across the South West and 70% nationally.

Against the region and the country

Gloucester against the South West and England and Wales: industrial and warehouse buildings over 1,000 m²
Area	Over 1,000 m²	Rated C to E	C to E floor area	Rated F or G	Share below B
Gloucester	93	65	2.3m sq ft217,526 m²	1	71%
South West	3,252	2,176	75.5m sq ft7,013,022 m²	95	70%
England and Wales	38,148	25,619	1.01bn sq ft94,020,657 m²	1,037	70%

Nearby in the South West ranking

Local authorities ranked next to Gloucester in the South West by floorspace rated C to E
Rank	Local authority	C to E floor area
10	North Somerset	2.6m sq ft241,754 m²
11	Stroud	2.4m sq ft226,972 m²
12	Gloucester	2.3m sq ft217,526 m²
13	Plymouth	2.2m sq ft204,814 m²
14	Forest of Dean	2.0m sq ft188,076 m²

South West in detail All 316 local authorities

What the 2031 proposal means

In June 2026 the government said it intends that privately rented non-domestic buildings over 1,000 m² reach EPC B from 2031, where cost effective. It needs secondary legislation, so for now it's a proposal, not law. What the proposal means

C to E: fine today, short of B
Gloucester has 65 buildings over 1,000 m² rated C to E. They meet today's E minimum, but would fall short of B if the proposal becomes law while they're let.
F or G: below the minimum already
1 building in Gloucester is rated F or G. If let, it already needs an improvement or a registered exemption under today's rules.
Where cost effective, and only when let
The 7-year payback test and the exemptions remain. Owner-occupied buildings are counted too, as an EPC can't say whether a building is let. Local weights and measures authorities enforce the rules. MEES in plain English
Ratings change at renewal
28 of Gloucester's buildings rated C to G have an EPC that has lapsed or is estimated to lapse before 2031. Each needs a new certificate before it's let or sold, and the new rating may differ.

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